A party platter sized fresh fruit bouquet makes for a spectacular centerpiece for the Thanksgiving Day Dinner, at least until it’s time to carve the turkey. Before the big meal, alllow guests to snack on the fresh fruit bouquet. (It should not ruin anyone’s appetite).

After dinner, instead of allowing the last skewers to go to waste, consider these easy Thanksgiving Day Dinner recipes with the fresh fruit bouquet:

Fruit Bouquet Parfait Recipe

 The remaining pieces of the fruit bouquet are ripe for a parfait.  

 Needed utensils:

 1)    Sharp knife

2)    Blender/processor

3)    Parfait glasses

Ingredients

• Pieces of the fresh fruit bouquet
• 1/3 cup of chopped ice (use 1/3 cup of chopped ice for every cup of fruit
• 1 tablespoon of sugar (optional)
• Whipped cream

Cut the remaining pieces of fresh fruit bouquet into smaller cubes. (Discard any brown pieces) Then, place in a parfait glass. Spoon in a heaping tablespoon of fruit. Next, top with whipped cream. Alternate the layers of  fruit.

Fresh Fruit Bouquet Smoothie Recipe

The remnants of the fruit bouquet are juicy and healthy in a smoothie.

Ingredients

• Pieces of the fresh fruit bouquet
• 1/4 cup of chopped ice (use 1/3 cup of chopped ice for every cup of fruit
• ½ cup of vanilla ice cream

Toss the remaining cubes of edible fruit into the blender. Add chopped ice and a spoon of vanilla ice cream. Then, press the puree button for 20 seconds. Change the blender’s setting to ‘whip for 30 seconds. Pour the edible fruit bouquet contents into several high ball glasses. Place a straw in the center of each glass a place in the freezer until ready to serve – 1- 2-hours. (Don’t allow the smoothie to freeze)

Frozen Fresh Fruit Bouquet Cup

The same idea is applicable to creating frozen snacks for children. Instead of using a glass, divvy up the contents of the soon to be frozen, fresh fruit bouquet into several plastic cups. Then freeze for four hours and – ENJOY!